CLUE WORD STUDY

EXTRA: one clue, many possibilities.

The clue EXTRA produces 20 different unique-solution patterns in our 2315-word historical answer dictionary. Match all five colors before selecting a row: the clue word alone does not identify an answer.

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This playable example is from our curated vault. The reference table below includes every unique pattern for the clue, including patterns outside the five-tier selection.

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Every unique pattern for EXTRA

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Scored clueLevelAfter greenAfter yellowExact matchesAnswerHelp
EXTRA
GGYGB
Level 1211
RevealEXERT
Hints →
EXTRA
GBGYY
Level 2711
RevealEATER
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EXTRA
YBYGG
Level 21011
RevealTERRA
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EXTRA
BBYGG
Level 31021
RevealTIARA
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EXTRA
GBBBG
Level 3221
RevealENEMA
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EXTRA
GBBGB
Level 3441
RevealEVERY
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EXTRA
GBGBY
Level 3721
RevealEATEN
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EXTRA
BBYYG
Level 46411
RevealAORTA
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EXTRA
GBYYY
Level 47211
RevealEARTH
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EXTRA
YBBYG
Level 46411
RevealARENA
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EXTRA
YYGBB
Level 411111
RevealDETOX
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BYBYY
Level 5231521
RevealBORAX
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EXTRA
YYBYY
Level 5231511
RevealRELAX
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BBGGB
Reference771
RevealINTRO
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EXTRA
BBGGG
Reference221
RevealULTRA
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EXTRA
BYBYB
Reference231551
RevealPROXY
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EXTRA
GBGGB
Reference221
RevealENTRY
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EXTRA
GGGBB
Reference221
RevealEXTOL
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EXTRA
GYBBB
Reference7211
RevealEPOXY
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YGBBB
Reference1411
RevealOXIDE
Hints →

How this table was calculated

We scored this clue against every answer, grouped words by their exact five-tile feedback, and kept patterns with exactly one word. The all-green clue-equals-answer row is excluded. Green and yellow counts are nested filtering steps; the final step checks the entire feedback including gray multiplicity caps.

Data version: wordlein1-2026-11-03-v1. This is a complete reference for this pinned list, not every English dictionary or the current official puzzle. Sources and method

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